भार्याभिः सह with his wives, राजा king, रामस्य Rama's, वचः words, श्रुत्वा having heard, मुनिवेशधरम् dressed like an ascetic, तम् him, समीक्ष्य च beholding, विगतचेतन unconscious, दुःखेन with grief, सन्तप्तः tormented, एनम् this, राघवम् Rama, न प्रत्यवैक्षत could not look at, दुर्मनाः dejected mind, एनम् him, अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य having looked at, न प्रत्यभाषत च did not reply.

After hearing Rama and beholding him in the robes of an ascetic, Dasaratha and his wives fell unconscious. With his body and mind afflicted with grief, Dasaratha could not look Rama in the face nor could he make a reply.